Question

Why are raw foods kept below in refrigerators while cooked foods are kept above

• A. For proper handling and storage
• B. Cooked food requires 5C while raw foods require 10C for low temperature preservation
• C. Cooked food stays fresh at 3C while raw foods do so at 5C
• D. Cooked food remains fresh for longer 4| period at 5C while raw foods do so at 3C

Answer 1

The correct option is C Cooked food stays fresh at 3C while raw foods do so at 5C

Bacteria can grow in the cooked food from 5C to 60C. So, it is better to store cooked food at 3C whereas raw food at 5C.

That is why cooked food places above and the raw food is placed below in the refrigerators.

So the correct option is C.